The financial data firm Intercontinental Exchange is buying the firm that runs the Ameribor interest rate benchmark, which some community and regional banks back as a LIBOR alternative.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would undertake a rule to regulate large participants in the personal loan market and consider a joint rulemaking with the Federal Reserve on check and ATM hold times.

Structurally, the GSAR 2025-1 transaction has 22.5% in subordination for the class A notes, down from 22.8% seen on the GSAR 2024-4 deal, and pre-pricing excess spread fell to about 7.8% of the outstanding balance, from 8.9%.

The banking giant's exit from the global Net-Zero Banking Alliance leaves just three smaller U.S. banks in the group. Climate activists called large banks' departures a capitulation to Republicans' climate denialism.

The auto ABS deal can be upsized to $1.5 billion, and most of the notes benefit from credit enhancement equaling 6.10% on most of the notes.

James Whitlinger, Freddie Mac single family chief financial officer, has served as the company's interim CFO since Christian Lown's departure at the end of June.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's decision removes about $49 billion in medical bills from consideration for about 15 million Americans.

Despite shifts in work habits after COVID-19, the office building was 93.8% leased at the start of the month.

The manufactured home loan lender, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Clayton Homes, was accused of ignoring red flags that sent many borrowers into bankruptcy, default and ultimately out of their homes.

Alternative income documentation underwriting accounted for 61.9% of the collateral, compared with 55.2% of the underlying loans in the previous deal.

Up to 68% of the portfolio assets were restructured. The securitization has a grace period with term extension that allows borrowers to pay interest-only.

CLO market strength likely to continue in 2025 if the U.S. economic soft landing remains on track.